Text 22]
The Victory of Hiraṇyākṣa
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TRANSLATION
His younger brother, Hiraṇyākṣa, was always ready to satisfy his elder brother by his activities; he took a club on his shoulder and traveled all over the universe with a fighting spirit just to satisfy him.
PURPORT
The demoniac spirit is to train all family members to exploit the resources of this universe for personal sense gratification, whereas the godly spirit is to engage everything in the service of the Lord. Hiraṇyakaśipu was himself very powerful, and he made his younger brother Hiraṇyākṣa powerful to assist him in fighting with everyone and lording it over material nature as long as possible. If possible, he wanted to rule the universe eternally. These are demonstrations of the spirit of the demoniac living entity.
TEXT 21
तं वीक्ष्य दुःसहजवं रणत्काञ्चननुपुरम् । वैजयन्त्या स्रजा जुष्टमंसन्यस्तमहागदय् ॥२१॥
tam vīkṣya duḥsaha-javam raṇat-kāñcana-nūpuram vaijayantyā srajā juṣṭam amsa-nyasta-mahā-gadam
tam—him; vīkṣya—having seen; duḥsaha—difficult to control; javam—temper; raṇat—tinkling; kāñcana—gold; nūpuram—anklets; vaijayantyā srajā—with a vaijayantī garland; juṣṭam—adorned; amsa—on his shoulder; nyasta—rested; mahā-gadam—a huge mace.
TRANSLATION
His temper was difficult to control. He had anklets of gold tinkling about his feet, he was adorned with a gigantic garland, and he rested his huge mace on one of his shoulders.
TEXT 22
पनोवोर्यवरोत्सिक्तमस्थमकुतयियम् । भीता निलिल्यिरे देवास्तार्थत्रस्ता इवाहयः ॥२२॥